April 25, 2025 – Commerce Moves Toward AD/CVD Duties on Solar Panel Imports
The Commerce Department on April 22 announced its final affirmative determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of solar panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. “Based on facts submitted through transparent investigative proceedings, Commerce determined that imports of solar cells from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam are being dumped into the U.S. market and receiving countervailable subsidies at the average rates,” the department said.
Commerce set the final AD rates of 125.37% and CVD rates of 3,403.96% on imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules from Cambodia; 271.28% AD rates and 542.64% CVD rates from Vietnam; 202.90% AD rates and 799.55% CVD rates from Thailand; and 81.24% AD rates and 168.80% CVD rates from Malaysia.
In its CVD investigations involving Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, Commerce found that companies in each country were receiving subsidies from the Chinese government. These are among the first CVD investigations wherein Commerce has made an affirmative finding that companies received transnational subsidies.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) now has until June 2 to make its final injury determination. If the ITC makes affirmative country-specific final injury determination, Commerce will institute AD and CVD orders at the prescribed rates. If ITC makes a negative determination, no orders will be issued.
